:root {
    --blog-primary:         #B1845A;
    --blog-primary-dark:    #8A5B3D;
    --blog-primary-light:   #C89D73;
    --blog-accent:          #B1845A;
    --blog-secondary:       #8A5B3D;

    --blog-charcoal:        #171717;
    --blog-charcoal-dark:   #121212;
    --blog-dark-gray:       #2D2F33;
    --blog-steel-gray:      #666B70;
    --blog-light-gray:      #D6D8DB;
    --blog-white:           #FFFFFF;

    --blog-bg:              #171717;
    --blog-surface:         #2D2F33;
    --blog-surface-hover:   #373A3F;
    --blog-border:          rgba(214, 216, 219, 0.12);
    --blog-border-accent:   rgba(177, 132, 90, 0.30);

    --blog-text:            #D6D8DB;
    --blog-text-title:      #FFFFFF;
    --blog-text-muted:      #8E949B;

    --blog-radius:          10px;
    --blog-transition:      0.35s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
    --blog-shadow-card:     0 14px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.50), 0 0 20px rgba(177, 132, 90, 0.22);
}

.blog-page-section {
    background-color: var(--blog-bg);
    background-image: 
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 0%, rgba(177, 132, 90, 0.08) 0%, transparent 65%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 100%, rgba(138, 91, 61, 0.06) 0%, transparent 55%),
        url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 250 250' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='concreteNoise'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.75' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix type='matrix' values='1 0 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 0  0 0 1 0 0  0 0 0 0.055 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23concreteNoise)' opacity='0.95'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-attachment: fixed;
    padding: 7rem 0 7rem;
    min-height: 85vh;
}

.blog-page-container {
    width: 95%;
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 1rem;
}

.blog-intro {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
    position: relative;
}

.blog-intro::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    width: 60px;
    height: 3px;
    background: var(--blog-primary);
    border-radius: 2px;
    margin: 0.85rem auto 0;
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(177, 132, 90, 0.4);
}

.blog-intro h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-bold, 'IBM Plex Sans Arabic', 'Montserrat', sans-serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem);
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--blog-white);
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.blog-intro p {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--blog-text-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
}

.blog-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 2rem;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 1.75rem;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 1.5rem;
    }
}

.blog-premium-card {
    background: var(--blog-surface);
    border-radius: var(--blog-radius);
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.40);
    border: 1px solid var(--blog-border-accent);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
    transition: transform var(--blog-transition), box-shadow var(--blog-transition), border-color var(--blog-transition);
    text-decoration: none;
    position: relative;
}

.blog-premium-card::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 0;
    height: 3px;
    background: var(--blog-primary);
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(177, 132, 90, 0.5);
    transition: width 0.4s ease;
}

.blog-premium-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    border-color: var(--blog-primary);
    box-shadow: var(--blog-shadow-card);
}

.blog-premium-card:hover::after {
    width: 100%;
}

.blog-card-img-wrap {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 16/10;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--blog-charcoal);
}

.blog-card-img-wrap img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
}

.blog-premium-card:hover .blog-card-img-wrap img {
    transform: scale(1.06);
}

.blog-img-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(23, 23, 23, 0.6), transparent);
    opacity: 0.8;
    transition: opacity 0.3s;
}

.blog-premium-card:hover .blog-img-overlay {
    opacity: 0.95;
}

.blog-card-details {
    padding: 1.5rem 1.4rem 1.6rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-grow: 1;
}

.blog-meta-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blog-primary);
}

.blog-meta-wrapper svg {
    width: 14px;
    height: 14px;
    stroke: var(--blog-primary);
    fill: none;
}

.blog-card-headline {
    font-family: var(--font-bold, 'IBM Plex Sans Arabic', 'Montserrat', sans-serif);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.45;
    color: var(--blog-white);
    margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 3.1rem;
    transition: color 0.25s;
}

.blog-premium-card:hover .blog-card-headline {
    color: var(--blog-primary);
}

.blog-card-summary {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--blog-text-muted);
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 4.2rem;
}

.blog-card-action {
    margin-top: auto;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blog-primary);
    border: 1.5px solid var(--blog-primary);
    padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
    border-radius: 4px;
    align-self: flex-start;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-card-action svg {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    stroke: currentColor;
    fill: none;
    transition: transform 0.25s;
}

.blog-premium-card:hover .blog-card-action {
    background: var(--blog-primary);
    color: var(--blog-white);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(177, 132, 90, 0.4);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.blog-premium-card:hover .blog-card-action svg {
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

[dir="rtl"] .blog-premium-card:hover .blog-card-action svg {
    transform: scaleX(-1) translateX(-4px);
}

.blog-empty-state {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 5rem 2rem;
    background: var(--blog-surface);
    border-radius: var(--blog-radius);
    border: 1px dashed var(--blog-border-accent);
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.blog-empty-state svg {
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
    stroke: var(--blog-primary);
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.blog-empty-state p {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--blog-text-muted);
}